Class/Activity Opportunities

NOTE: The MPE Board of Directors does not necessarily endorse any of the organizations or people offering these opportunities. 

Open to all hard-working high school students

3 days per week for 1.5 hours per day

June 17th-July 31st

On-line light refresher classes available Fall and Spring semester

French II offered Summer ‘09

Teacher profile:

French Major, junior from Benedictine College just returning from a semester in France.

Dean’s list each semester of college

Misc. subject tutoring and elementary French class also available.

Please call 913-663-0230 or e-mail Hannah Wallace @ hanwal06@hotmail.com

 

"I am offering 3 exciting summer learning opportunities for homeschoolers this summer.

1) Summer Fiction Writing Workshop--For 9-12 graders. Students will read and write short fiction and participate in an interactive workshop critiquing each others work. A great opportunity to build new friendships! No prior fiction writing experience needed. 8 sessions, 90 minutes each in Julne and July. Location will be determined based on number of students signed up. Cost: $400/student+short story anthology. Limited to 15 students. Deadline to reserve a spot: May 9, 2008.

2) Books & Burgers--For 9-12 graders. Over the course of 8 2 hr. sessions in June and July, we'll discuss 4 literary classics that every college-bound student should read: As I Lay Dying by Williams Faulkner, The Good Soldier by Ford Maddox Ford, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce and To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. We'll hold our discussions over lunch, tentatively scheduled for the meeting room at the Winstead's on 135th in Leawood. Cost: $75/student. Does not include books or lunch. Limited to 15 students. Deadline to reserve a spot: May 9, 2008.

3) Crash Course in Freshman Comp--For 11-12 graders and in-coming college freshman. Twelve 1 hr. sessions in June and July designed to prepare students for the often stressful experience of freshman composition. We'll cover everything from reading and making sense of instructors' assignments to crafting compelling arguments. Cost: $250/student. Limited to 25 students. Deadline to reserve a spot: May 9, 2008.

To reserve a spot in any of these summer activities, or to learn more about them and me, interested parents can visit http://writersgroove.blogspot.com/. There they can also find out more about other instructional activities I am offering, including one-on-one tutoring, and a one-on-one introduction to research and writing the research paper."

~ Emily Hoffman, writersgroove@aol.com

 

Worldview Academy will have their summer camp June 1-6th in Warrensburg, MO. We are trying to get a group together for the group rate. If you have a student interested in going, or are aware of another group we could join, please contact Teresa at teresa.makin@gmail.com. For more info about the camp, go to www.worldview.org.

 

SAVE THIS DATE! On Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m. the Liberty Symphony Orchestra presents its annual Children’s Concert on the William Jewell College campus at the Mabee Center.

Bring your students to this educational exploration of music by Beethoven, Mozart and Ravel. Program: Ravel—Bolero; Mozart—Overture to the Opera Impresario; Beethoven—Symphony No. 1; Liberty High School Solo Artist.

Ticket Information: Students and chaperones are $4.00 each; teachers are FREE.

Please contact  816-415-7832 (office); 816-415-5012 (fax); libertysymphony@william.jewell.edu. for a reservation form.

 

"Hi! I am a homeschooling mom who has organized a monthly bowling for homeschoolers at Olathe East Bowling Center. I wanted to share the opportunity with your group, as the owner of the bowling center has opened the bowling lanes just for homeschoolers during this time. It is not open to the public.

It is the first Monday of each month, starting with October.

The bowling center is located about 1/2 a block north of Santa Fe and Lindenwood in Olathe, directly across Lindenwood from K-Mart.

Time is 1:30-3:30 PM, the first Monday of each month.

Cost is $2 per game, including shoes.

Snack bar will be open during this time.

This bowling center is smoke-free and very clean and nice.

We'd love to have lots of Jo Co homeschoolers join us!

For questions, or more information you may contact me, Angie Beck, at 913-768-8766 or the5becks@sbcglobal.net."

 

Step inside the John Wornall House Museum and enter another century. This 1858 house has been accurately restored to the period and offers a variety of educational programs. Activities include tours, historical trunks with hands on props, or programs tailored to your educational needs. A “Museum 101” program will be available to teach students about historical preservation and museum work.

General admission to the museum is $6 for adults, $5 for students and seniors, and free for children under 5. Please call Kandice at 816-444-1858 to make reservations for a group or to talk about museum programs.

 

"Young Stateswoman Society is a homeschool group for girls ages 9 - 16 years, in which we honor and learn more about the great women of history through a multitude of character and skill building projects & activities. We meet once a month in Olathe, and there is no fee. If interested call Keisha Hansen at 913-254-9177."

 

The R.E.A.L. S.C.H.O.L.A.R.S group is coached by Pam Davenport. She may be reached at 913-209-4006 for more information.

The EXCEL EAGLES group will be meeting at the home of Kelly Quinn in Spring Hill. Kelly may be reached at 913-592-4385 for more information.

Students should feel free to attend whichever class is more convenient.

For more information regarding debate itself, go to the National Christian Forensics and Communications Association website at www.ncfca.org.

 

¿Quiere Ud. practicar el español? Venga el primer sábado del mes a nuestra reunión. Traiga su almuerzo y una bebida y esté preparado para charlar.

Translation: Would you like to practice speaking Spanish? Come to the Shawnee Public Library (13811 Johnson Drive, Shawnee, KS 66216) at the first Saturday of each month for an informal chat. Bring your lunch and come ready to talk.

The chat lasts from noon until 1 p.m. For more information, call 913-962-3800.

 

Would you like to bring history and literature alive for your student? Then you might consider enrolling them in a trip of a lifetime to London, England!

Molly Totoro, English teacher at Christ Prep Academy and Southland Academy, is currently accepting student enrollments for her 2nd annual trip to London, England in May, 2008. The first trip made such an impact on her and the 12 students she chaperoned in March 2007 that she immediately booked another trip for next year.

Students will visit such historical landmarks as Buckingham Palace for the Changing of the Guard, Windsor Castle and the Tower of London. Students will also have the opportunity to see the literary side of London when they visit the Globe Theater, Stratford-on-the-Avon, and Bath (home of the Jane Austen Centre). There is also plenty of free time to visit tourist sites as well, such as Harrod’s, the West End Theater district (they saw the movie Wicked in March), and Piccadilly Circus.

If you have any interest in learning more about this remarkable trip, please contact Molly at (913) 780-6458 or at Mstermind1@comcast.net She would LOVE to hear from you!

Flyer about Tour

Price Sheet

 

MPE is currently looking for homeschooling parents who would be interested in speaking at MOPS (Mothers of Pre Schoolers) groups in the area. If you love homeschooling and sharing your enthusiasm with others, then we would love to have you as one of our promoters! We don't need very much of your time - just an hour or two. If your children would like to speak as well, that would be great! Our reason for doing this is to reach mothers with preschool aged children who may be interested in or have questions about homeschooling. If you are interested, please call Jackie Doyel at 913-422-8145 or e-mail her at doyel@everestkc.net.